TEHRAN.(Iranart) -cAmong the treasured items of Negarestan Garden Museum is an anthropological collection of figurines made by late self-taught sculptor Jahangir Arjmand.

Arjmand gifted the collection to the museum in 2012, one year before his death. The collection includes over 60 small-scale works of art showing people of different social classes in various poses and situations. With the collection, Arjmand has documented part of Iran’s history and culture. His figurines are either alone or in groups. Some of them, mostly famous figures, are just sitting or standing; some are doing their job; and there are groups shown in specific ceremonies.